Here is the issue we're seeing with connection strings using
Firebird 1.0, Delphi 6, IBX 6.03, Windows 2000 Professional Clients,
Windows 2000 Server, TCP.

We configure clients to connect with a connection string like this...

<server name>:<server drive>:<path><database name>

example:

Server:f:\my program\my database.gdb
(f is a physical drive on the server and not a mapped drive)

We have been successful at many locations using this connection
string and to my knowledge this is the proper syntax of the
connection string. Here is the issue...

As of today, we've had two different locations report that their
connection to the database failed and were then unable to reconnect
to the database using this connection string syntax. They tried
this syntax...

<server drive>:<path><database name>

example:

f:\my program\my database.gdb

This works and allows the users to connect to the database. It
seems like the server was resolved outside of the connection
string. I have read quite a bit on this and have not seen anything
to lead me to believe this should work as a connection string.
Also, the proper connection string, should not fail.

Has anyone any experience regarding this?

Thanks,
Steve